Steve Di Giorgio and Jeroen Paul Thesseling Announce New Band
Two of the world’s best fretless bassists are teaming up for a new project. Steve Di Giorgio (Testament, Sadus, Death) and Jeroen Paul Thesseling (Salazh Trio, Obscura, Pestilence) have announced Quadvium, a band that will blend their unique extended-range fretless playing into a style they call “world-fusion-metal.”
The band also features drummer Yuma van Eekelen from Our Oceans and Pestilence. Di Giorgio and Thesseling have been planning a collaboration for some time.
“About ten years ago we already had the idea in mind to form a group together. Using two fretless basses in one production is a different concept, we often discussed it in the past,” they write in a press release. “Further completion of the line-up is in progress. Soon we start writing, collecting ideas for a debut and expect to announce a fourth member on short notice.”
While we may have to wait to hear Quadvium, the bassists are keeping busy with their other bands. Testament and Our Oceans each have a new album coming in 2020. We’ll keep you updated with more details as they come.
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
